Affiliated Distributors (AD)

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AD Opens New Canada Warehouse & Meeting Center

The new Toronto-area facility provides Canada-based AD members with redistribution of over 75 product lines of industrial, safety and janitorial items.

AD's Cohen Wins Philly's HR Person of the Year Award

AD's Neil Cohen won the greater Philadelphia region's HR Person of the Year Award for medium-sized businesses.

AD's New Safety Network Unit Now Official

AD and SafetyNetwork have finalized their merger agreement that was announced in February, resulting in the new safety-dedicated AD unit.

AD Announces New Leadership for US Electrical Unit, Supplier Relations

Effective Sept. 21, AD will have new leaders at its US-Electrical division and supplier relations roles.

Electrical Distributor Van Meter Named "Most-Loved" Company in Iowa

The Cedar Rapids, IA-based company was featured in an Industrial Distribution's profile feature in 2015.

AD's Business Development SVP Retiring This Fall

Eight-year AD leadership veteran Tom Blue will retire on Sept. 30 after more than three decades serving the industrial supply market.

AD Boosts Rebates Despite Sales Decline

Same-store sales across all AD divisions and countries were down 13 percent in Q2, but the group was able to raise rebate distributions to members.

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AD's Fall Meetings Go Virtual

AD’s virtual meetings will include member and supplier business updates and strategic supplier briefings.

AD Member Sales Grew 2% in Q1

More than two-thirds of members saw increase in customer online activity and orders.

AD Hosts 250+ Industrial & Safety Distributors at First-Ever Live Virtual Meeting

The virtual format was introduced last week after AD decided to shift their spring network meetings to minimize any risks from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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AD, SafetyNetwork Merger Approved

The transaction, which will create the AD Safety Network division, is expected to close April 1.

Members attend the AD eCommerce Summit Feb. 11 in Miami, FL.

AD eCommerce Program Reaches 5M SKUs

At its 2020 eCommerce Summit held Feb. 10-12 in Miami, AD announced its eCommerce Solutions program has surpassed 5 million available SKUs.